Thanks for the corrections. I had also just assumed that the operator manuals for English speaking countries would all be the same, but if your operators manuals say to use the hand brake every time you use the hydraulic functions, then that should be the "last word" and from the manufacturer, even though it seems as if that would be rather time consuming. I am sure the manufacturers would rather "err on the side of caution".
We [in the USA] have a standard (ANSI/ASME/ITSDF b56) for man up baskets as far as how they have to be built and used